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Huanglong National Park

Introducing Huanglong National Park
Huanglong National Park at above 3,000m altitudeis one of the highest scenic areas in China. Huanglong National Park is famous for its unique karst landscape and abundant animal and plant resources. The abundant vegetation landscapes varies in line with subtropical evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved forest, coniferous and broad leaf forest, subalpine coniferous forest and alpine bushes and meadows from Huanglong Valley at 2,000m altitude to the mountain top of 3,800m. More than 10 species of rare animals, including giant panda and snub-nosedmonkey, wander here, echoing with the unique karst landscape and rare animal and plant resources of Huanglong National Park and creating an intact and natural beauty.

Huanglong National Park Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Huanglong Fengjing Mingshengqu 黄龙风景名胜区
• Best Time to Visit: April to October
• Recommended Visiting Hours: About 1 day
• Things to Do: Photography, Nature, Hiking
• Opening Hours: 08:00-17:00
• Entrance Fee: CNY 170 from Jun 1 to Dec 15, CNY 60 from Dec 16 to May 31
• Address: Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Region, Sichuan Province

What to expect at Huanglong National Park

Known and loved for its colorful pools, snow peaks, canyons, and forests, Huanglong National Park is the only plateau wetland in China still in its natural state.

Colorful Pond
Colorful Pond consists of 693 calcified colorful ponds at the upper end of Huanglong National Park, 4,166m away from the Entrance. Here are green hills, towering snow peak (main peak of Minshan Mountain, 5,588m tall) and numerous colorful ponds in various sizes and shapes as if they were watercolor plates filled with bluish green, sea blue, light blue and other gorgeous colorful paints.

Hongxingyan Rock
Hongxingyan Rock Scenic Area lies at the east of Zhangla Basin and west slope of Minshan Mountain at a relatively high altitude. Secluded and mysterious, it is characterized for the geomorphologic landscape with large amount of picturesque peaks and rocks and glacier-barrier lakes formed by Quaternary glaciation. Located at the Hongxing Lake (also "Red StarLake") of an asymmetrical five-pointed star shape at 4,300m altitude, the scenic area is quite, beautiful and surrounded by blooming flowers.

Shuimeiren Mountain
Shuimeiren Mountain (Sleeping Beauty) is a mountain landscape of Huanglong National Park. When you look back from Color Lake or the back temple in Huanglong, a young lady is sleeping there surrounded by hills under the blue sky and white cloud quietly and comfortably; she wears Tibetan dress and adornment featuring absolutely lifelike head, bosom, belly and waist; she has remarkable temperament with nicer nose and smiling lips; she is like a fairy flying in the clouds and lies still in the immense forest.

How to get to Huanglong National Park

By Bus from Chengdu
• Take a bus from Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station or Chadianzi Bus Station to Songpan county. Then take a bus from Songpan to Huanglong.

By Air
• Take flight to Jiuhuang Airport and then take a direct bus to Huanglong National Park (about 55.8 kilometers). Currently, the airport operates direct air routes from/to Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing and Mianyang. Please notice that Jiuhuang airport is located on a plateau and the flights may be suspended due to bad weather conditions.

Additional travel advice on Huanglong National Park
• There are oxygen rooms along the way in the scenic area.
• Please wear comfortable hiking shoes and clothes.

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